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HEAT
HER
JOHN
SON,
MLI
SRE
SEAR
CH A
ND E
DUC
ATIO
N LI
BRAR
IAN
BIO
MED
ICAL
LIB
RARI
ES
DART
MO
UTH
COLL
EGE
THE LIBRARY’S ROLE IN RUNNING A THREE-RING
CIRCUS:
A WRITER’S RETREAT TO SUPPORT WRITING,
RESEARCH, AND PUBLISHING
A multi-day structured activity where participants have protected
time to write, learn, and review one another’s writing
WHAT IS A WRITER’S RETREAT?
Publishing is essential for securing tenure, achieving promotions, and
gaining professional visibility
WHY A WRITER’S RETREAT?
The writing process Avoiding grammatical and stylistic
errors Using accessible language Creating useful figures Finding literature Selecting a journal Retaining authorship rights Giving peer feedback
THE SKILLS GAP
PARTICIPANTS
Clinical and Nonclinical FacultyGraduate students
ResidentsNurses
Research StaffPostdoctoral Fellows
Genetics Psychiatry Psychological
and Brain Sciences
Neurology Engineering Community and
Family Medicine Rheumatology Nursing
Informatics
Weight and Wellness Center
Pediatrics Anesthesiology The Dartmouth
Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Hematology/Oncology
Medicine General Surgery
IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT
THREE MONTHS PRIOR
Begin planning! Identify writing specialist and
other partners (e.g. other librarians, sponsors)
Advertise and open application process
Select and notify participants Request writing sample from
participants Identify vendors and place
catering orders Plan librarian activities
SIX WEEKS PRIOR
Organize participants into small groups
Create personalized agendas Distribute participant writing
samples Participants read group
members' writing samples
THREE WEEKS PRIOR
Orientation and Goal Setting Individual Meetings with Librarian & Writing
Specialist Didactic Sessions
Intro to writing a manuscript Top ten reasons articles get accepted ORCiD, author rights, NIH compliance
Small Group Sessions Facilitated peer review Peer-to-peer feedback Honing Your Message Parts I / II
FORMAT
PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE
LIBRARIAN SCHEDULE
FEEDBACK
“This was an excellent retreat and I have already recommended it to several colleagues.”
“Thank you for putting this together. It helps contribute to the academic mission of this institution. It introduced me to resources that I did not know existed.”
“Thank you ever so much for having this. It made a big difference for me”
NEXT STEPS
Upcoming third retreat specific to grant writers
Identify second writing specialist Expand our retreats to a
campus-wide initiative
THANK YOU